John Kang
06-14-2012, 7:38 PM
Hi everyone,
I've been rummaging through as many posts as I could for the last 3 months in the hopes of finding a way to cut through PET film without smoke marks. We've tried just about everything that's been suggested for film, paper, acrylics, etc. We've tried raising the film about 1/2 and inch above the honeycomb, tried laying a sheet of paper on top and on the bottom, tried transfer tape, and played with as many settings as were available on our ULS 30 watt machine, yet nothing seems to guarantee a smoke-free cut. We've got it to cut through many times without the marks or to an acceptable level, but the results were not consistent. :(
Transfer tape seems to work, but it was latching on to the protective liner when we tried to peel it off after the cut.
One of our last resorts before giving up is to try air assist or come up with a way to clean the material after it's been cut. Do you guys have any suggestions?
BTW, i'm as newbie as one can be when it comes to this machine. But i've been learning quite a bit by playing around with it for several months.
I've been amazed at how creatively genius the members of this forum are and am hoping to chime in after i get some more experience. Thank you for your help.
The film is PET that measures about 0.008 in. with a Polyethylene liner and the project is on-going and not a one-time deal.
I've been rummaging through as many posts as I could for the last 3 months in the hopes of finding a way to cut through PET film without smoke marks. We've tried just about everything that's been suggested for film, paper, acrylics, etc. We've tried raising the film about 1/2 and inch above the honeycomb, tried laying a sheet of paper on top and on the bottom, tried transfer tape, and played with as many settings as were available on our ULS 30 watt machine, yet nothing seems to guarantee a smoke-free cut. We've got it to cut through many times without the marks or to an acceptable level, but the results were not consistent. :(
Transfer tape seems to work, but it was latching on to the protective liner when we tried to peel it off after the cut.
One of our last resorts before giving up is to try air assist or come up with a way to clean the material after it's been cut. Do you guys have any suggestions?
BTW, i'm as newbie as one can be when it comes to this machine. But i've been learning quite a bit by playing around with it for several months.
I've been amazed at how creatively genius the members of this forum are and am hoping to chime in after i get some more experience. Thank you for your help.
The film is PET that measures about 0.008 in. with a Polyethylene liner and the project is on-going and not a one-time deal.